Wednesday, 2 June 2010

I recently had the pleasure of receiving a number of Quorn products to try before they hit stores around the country - I know, pretty cool, huh?! Quorn is a meat free, soy free protein and is perfect for vegetarians. I have tried other such products from Sanitarium without much success or enjoyment, but quorn is in a league of its own. It really does taste good, it's very versatile.. and it has finally become available in Australia!

Below is an adapted recipe from the Quorn UK website, and makes for a very tasty dinner. The freshness of the lime and fresh coriander combined with the fragrance from the cardamom is wonderful. This is even a good recipe to try if you wanted to replace the quorn with chicken.

Method
1. Combine the tikka marinade ingredients and marinate the Quorn pieces for up to 2 hours.
2. To make the masala sauce, heat the vegetable oil in a deep pan or a saucepan nd sauté the onion, ginger, chilli and garlic and fry for about 5 minutes until softened but not coloured.

3. Add the dry spices and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes then add the tomato purée, water, sugar and salt. Partly cover and simmer this mixture gently for 10 minutes.
4. Transfer the Quorn pieces and marinade into the masala sauce and simmer gently for 3-4 minutes.
5. Add the chopped coriander leaves, lime juice and freshly ground pepper. Stir in cream if desired.
6. Serve garnished with fresh coriander and a slice of lime along with basmati rice.

Quorn will be available from Coles and Woolworths by end June.
For more information, check out the Quorn website: http://www.quorn.com.au/

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My name is Anna I live in Brisbane, Queensland. I am a mum to two little people and run my own small business creating bespoke cakes. This blog is a journal of my culinary explorations - recipes, places to eat, and a profile of my cake work as well as other things that inspire me as a food blogger, home cook and cake decorator :)
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